The Lyppard Grange Primary School

The Lyppard Grange Primary School is a good school that is performing at the expected standard overall, with several areas of strong practice. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of The Villages’ Multi-Academy Trust and has experienced leadership changes in recent years. Pupils are happy, well-behaved, and attend regularly; attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is low. Early years provision is a notable strength, with children settling quickly and achieving well. Personal development and wellbeing are also strong, with effective pastoral care, a wide range of enrichment opportunities, and pupils who feel safe and supported. However, there are areas for improvement. While pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics, higher attaining pupils do not consistently reach the depth of understanding they could, and opportunities to deepen knowledge are not consistently embedded across the wider curriculum. Improvements in handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar are having a positive impact but are not yet consistent, particularly for older pupils. Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is strong in English and mathematics but less consistent in wider curriculum subjects. Disadvantaged pupils generally progress well, though some performance gaps remain in writing and mathematics, and a small number do not attend as regularly as their peers, although this is improving. Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and priorities. They are taking appropriate actions to improve writing and curriculum consistency, and governance is effective. Staff workload and wellbeing are considered, and parents value the care and enrichment provided. The school is well placed to address the identified next steps.

Strengths

• Attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is low.
• Leaders monitor attendance carefully and work with families to improve it.
• Pupils behave well, follow routines, and are respectful to each other and adults.
• Bullying and discriminatory behaviour are rare and dealt with effectively.
• Early years provision is strong, with a well-sequenced curriculum that develops communication, language, and early reading and mathematics.
• Children in early years settle quickly, feel safe, and achieve well from their starting points.
• Personal development and wellbeing are highly effective, with a responsive programme and strong pastoral care.
• Pupils feel safe and know how to keep themselves safe, including online.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips, and leadership roles.
• The school is inclusive and supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities well in English and mathematics.
• Leaders use additional funding effectively to support disadvantaged pupils academically and emotionally.
• Governance is well organised and provides appropriate support and challenge.
• Staff workload and wellbeing are considered carefully.
• Reading and mathematics outcomes are strong, with phonics and multiplication check results particularly good.

Areas for Improvement

• Higher attaining pupils do not consistently reach the depth of understanding they could.
• Opportunities to deepen knowledge are not consistently embedded across the wider curriculum.
• Improvements in spelling and handwriting are not yet consistent across the school, particularly for older pupils.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is less consistently applied in wider curriculum subjects.
• Disadvantaged pupils’ performance gaps remain in writing and mathematics.
• A small number of disadvantaged pupils do not attend as regularly as others, although their attendance is improving.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Lyppard Grange Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Lyppard Grange Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Lyppard Grange Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.3% of pupils at The Lyppard Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Lyppard Grange Primary School received £6,567 and spent £6,610 for each of its 414 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£327 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Quest Learning Trust, income was £7,131 and spending £7,214 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Worcester · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

The Lyppard Grange Primary School is part of Quest Learning Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Nunnery Wood Primary School Worcester
• Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School Worcester
• Pershore High School Pershore
• Orchard Primary School Pershore
• Inkberrow Primary School Worcester

What is The Lyppard Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Lyppard Grange Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was The Lyppard Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Lyppard Grange Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does The Lyppard Grange Primary School have?

The Lyppard Grange Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Lyppard Grange Primary School cover?

The Lyppard Grange Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Lyppard Grange Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Lyppard Grange Primary School?

The Lyppard Grange Primary School is at Ankerage Green, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0DZ.